Every now and then a musical unit comes together out of the blue for all the right reasons. A need for quality expression in the universal language that breaks down all barriers on all fronts is music today and this dynamic (4) piece from Brazil have it all and more. Best of all these guys have done the hard yards and worked their local market to build a solid story that sets them up along with their extensive fan base to go to the next level along with an international management team that truly believe in their craft. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. As a student in a Canadian school, Paul Hodel (singer/songwriter) met a lot of great bands that gave him inertial motivation to write songs and to think about creating a band. In 2002, when he returned to Brazil with a home computer and an acoustic guitar, he gave birth to the first demo with strong grunge influences. When he met Leo Krieger (bass) and gave him a copy, they decided to start the band. One year later, Frank Martins (guitars) joined the band, and Leo invited Fabio Krieger (drums), his brother, to finally complete the Janice Doll quartet.

Their first EP ""No Second Thoughts"" was released in late 2005 and came with plenty of energy and was not enough, the song ""Fall Apart"" hit more than 119,000 views in the first six months on You Tube. With a huge tour, they transformed the songs into an electrical-crazy-strong performance, always leaving the crowd with a really great impression and yearning for more. Increasing their fan base was natural, and they began to command great respect in the underground scene. One year later, they came out with their second EP ""Walking in the Third Floor"", bringing a great range of impressions and evident maturity to their audience. Janice Doll's music fuses influences from Smashing Pumpkins, Muse to Nirvana and then adds a modern touch without any electronic samples. Crafting an intense vocal melody, power guitars, drums with a strong punch and a creative bass gives Janice Doll a special sonority that sometimes makes you remember a lot of different things, or nothing at all.

Paul Hodel, used to be a computer programmer, exploring the benefits of the Internet and giving Janice Doll a little bit of the world, made the results arrived pretty swiftly. Through the magic of My Space and the Internet, they met Michael A Puskas, Astral Records / DEAD Famous Artists CEO, with whom they have now signed a management contract. Two weeks later, Janice Doll was chosen to provide music cues for the new TV Series, ""Callabar Stone Age Warrior"", which is slated for production in the latter half of 2007. DEAD Famous is already looking into the lucrative world of film, television and advertising placement and licensing opportunities for the bands material and have recently hooked them up with Music Supervisor (US), Song Catalog (Canada), Blue Buddha Entertainment (US), Pump Audio (US) and 444 Music Placement (UK) among others. Janice Doll will take part in three compilations around the world with the song ""London Please"" in ""Stay in the Box Volume I"" Matchbox Records/UK, ""RPMB"" Rollapedra Records/BR, and ""Dead Famous"" Astral Records/AUS. Their debut album ""Silent Seasons"" a promising eclectic mix album with UK based rock and that all important European influence will be release by Astral Records, and you can listen to it below. They are currently working on their second album and the first world wide tour will be coming soon.

	London Please A great hard hitting and edgy tune with the power and delivery of Muse and The Killers. Hooky and well structured with a great arrangement.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Firefly A great hooky tune with loads of dynamics and an uplifting edge to its delivery and the production style.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Autumn On Fire A dark and melodic track with a Muse style feel and delivery. Great hooky chorus and a solid well balanced production to the tune.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Decompressed An edgy tune with a great vocal hook and some powerful guitars ion the delivery.		Alternative Hard Rock
	No Second Thoughts A well structured tune with loads of dynamics and a fulfilling Structure with some nice hints of dark and light throughout.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Broken Cents A well rounded and hooky tune with a nice well balanced production vibe to it. Strong chorus and edgy outro		Alternative Hard Rock
	Fall Apart A cool slinky tune with a strong arrangement and hooky chorus. Well delivered with a sweet vocal melody.		Alternative Hard Rock
	April Senseless A dynamic track with a hooky edge to it. Very stylised in instumentation and the vocals here are just killer.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Overdramatic A hardcore style of tune with a big rythmic round and a quality vocal delivery with some big hooks in the chorus.		Alternative Hard Rock
	Modern Teenager A good commercial style of track with heaps of color and mood and a fitting way to tail out the album.		Alternative Hard Rock

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Texas Willie	3/23/2008 9:23:03 AM Congratulations on your Golden Kayak Nomination! Good Luck and I will see you at the Awards Broadcast! TW
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